PRICE WINS TWICE IN HILDESHEIM! 🏴 Gerwyn Price makes it back-to-back Players Championship titles this weekend! 👏 The Welshman caps off a perfect few days with a comprehensive 8-1 success against Gian van Veen in Sunday's showpiece! #PC18 | Final
Price wins back to back titles in Hildesheim as 'The Iceman' defeats Van Veen to win Players Championship 18
PDCSunday, 27 August 2023 at 18:55
A double win for Gerwyn Price this weekend in Hildesheim. 'The Iceman' claimed the title at Players Championship 18 on Sunday evening, after also proving best in Germany on Saturday.
Price beat the emerging Dutch talent Gian van Veen in the final, as the 21-year-old Dutchman reached his second ranking final. Van Veen lost his first final also against Price.
After victories over Jimmy Hendriks (6-2) and Pascal Rupprecht (6-4), the Welshman booked a hard-fought win over Keane Barry (6-5). He then beat James Wade (6-1), Rob Cross (6-0) and Stephen Bunting (7-2) comfortably to reach the final.
Van Veen reached the final after victories over Ritchie Edhouse (6-4), Rowby-John Rodriguez (6-1), Gabriel Clemens (6-4), Ian White (6-2), Jeffrey de Zwaan (6-2) and Joe Cullen (7-1). Against De Zwaan and Cullen, Van Veen threw averages of 106 and 105 respectively.
In the final, the small chances missed by Van Veen, were exploited by Price. Van Veen missed the double to finish 130 and 120 in the first two legs, while Price struck twice with 84 and 88 checkouts. In the third and fifth leg, chances were also missed by the Dutchman, however he took the fourth leg with a 90 finish.
However, the score was already 4-1 in Price's favour, who made it 7-1 with a 15-darter and a 68 finish. Price then claimed the victory in Hildesheim with a 14-dart leg in the ninth leg.
Results Players Championship 18
Last 16
Stephen Bunting (89.94) 6 | 4 (86.13) Ryan Meikle
Richard Veenstra (93.60) 6 | 5 (82.69) Tony Martinez
Gerwyn Price (82.55) 6 | 1 (77.90) James Wade
Rob Cross (100.64) 6 | 1 (90.56) Ricky Evans
Gian van Veen (96.35) 6 | 2 (90.36) Ian White
Jeffrey De Zwaan (87.42) 6 | 1 (81.03) Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Darryl Pilgrim (93.79) 6 | 5 (92.04) Cam Crabtree
Joe Cullen (96.46) 6 | 4 (94.01) Andrew Gilding
Quarter-Finals
Stephen Bunting (91.64) 6 | 3 (91.99) Richard Veenstra
Gerwyn Price (98.02) 6 | 0 (85.97) Rob Cross
Gian van Veen (106.04) 6 | 2 (95.56) Jeffrey De Zwaan
Joe Cullen (95.94) 6 | 0 (84.69) Darryl Pilgrim
Semi-Finals
Gerwyn Price (101.44) 7 | 2 (90.38) Stephen Bunting
Gian van Veen (105.05) 7 | 1 (96.97) Joe Cullen
Final
Gerwyn Price (98.52) 8 | 1 (93.66) Gian van Veen
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